The formation of persister cells in stationary-phase cultures of Escherichia coli is associated with the aggregation of endogenous proteins.

Persister cells (persisters) are transiently tolerant to antibiotics and usually constitute a small part of bacterial populations. Persisters remain dormant but are able to re-grow after antibiotic treatment. In this study we found that the frequency of persisters correlated to the level of protein...

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Main Authors: Daria Leszczynska, Ewelina Matuszewska, Dorota Kuczynska-Wisnik, Beata Furmanek-Blaszk, Ewa Laskowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3554633?pdf=render